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• Incumbent — In*cum bent, a. [L. incumbens, entis, p. pr. of incumbere to lie down upon, press upon; pref. in in, on + cumbere (in comp.); akin to cubare to lie down. See {Incubate}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Lying; resting; reclining; recumbent; superimposed;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• incumbent — 1> лицо, занимающее должность 2> священник, имеющий приход 3> книж. покоящийся, лежащий (на чем либо) Ex: the incumbent clouds нависшие тучи 4> книж. лежащий, возложенный (об обязанности) 5> занимающий пост, должность Ex: the incumbent President… …   Новый большой англо-русский словарь

• Incumbent — Local Exchange Carrier (ILEC; deutsch: Etablierter Betreiber von Ortsnetzen) ist der auch im Deutschen gebräuchliche Fachbegriff in der Marktregulierung der Telekommunikation für bei der Marktöffnung bereits auf einem Markt etablierte… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

• incumbent — 1. noun пользующийся бенефицием священник 2. adj. it is incumbenton you... на вас лежит обязанность..., ваш долг …   Англо-русский словарь Мюллера

• Incumbent — Open seat redirects here. For the tennis tournament, see Open SEAT. For the ecclesiastical office, see Incumbent (ecclesiastical). The incumbent, in politics, is the existing holder of a political office. This term is usually used in reference to …   Wikipedia

• incumbent — 1. сущ. 1) упр. должностное лицо; лицо, занимающее должность [пост] governor incumbent действующий губернатор the incumbent of the position лицо, в данный… …   Англо-русский экономический словарь

• incumbent — incumbently, adv. /in kum beuhnt/, adj. 1. holding an indicated position, role, office, etc., currently: the incumbent officers of the club. 2. obligatory (often fol. by on or upon): a duty incumbent upon me. 3. Archaic. resting, lying, leaning,… …   Universalium

• incumbent — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French, from Latin incumbent , incumbens, present participle of incumbere to lie down on, from in + cumbere to lie down; akin to cubare to lie Date: 15th century 1. the holder of an office or… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• incumbent — 1. adjective a) imposed on someone as an obligation, especially due to ones office Proper behavior is incumbent on all holders of positions of trust. b) resting on something else If the incumbent senator dies, he is replaced by a person appointed …   Wiktionary

• incumbent — adj. [L. incumbere, to lie down upon] Bent downwards; to touch or rest upon …   Dictionary of invertebrate zoology